Apr. 17, 1964 - On sale today is “A Girl Called Dusty,” the debut album by English singer Dusty Springfield. Miss Springfield had been a member of the girl group The Lana Sisters from 1958 to 1960, and the folk-pop trio The Springfields from 1960–1963, in the latter case with her brother Tom Springfield.
The Springfields were moderately successful, but their style of music limited the wide range of material that Dusty Springfield wanted to sing, including soul music, which she had discovered during the group’s U.S. tour. Therefore, in1963, Springfield decided to begin a career as a solo singer.
Her first single, “I Only Want to Be with You,” was actually recorded while still a member of The Springfields and was released one week after their final concert. The song was a success in both Britain and the U.S. and led to the recording of “A Girl Called Dusty.”
The album contains a mix of mostly straightforward pop songs and a few Motown-influenced numbers, such as “When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” and “Mockingbird.”
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